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Re:After 5 Years there's a new 7zip non-beta release by rocky1138 on Thursday November 26, 2015 @03:39PM (#10634604)
This is because, on Windows, you can't double click a 7z file and have it open 7zip. If they fixed that, they'd have a winner.
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Re:After 5 Years there's a new 7zip non-beta release by e2e8 on Thursday November 26, 2015 @03:52PM (#10634663)
If you have .7z files associated with 7z File Manager, it will open on double click. Is that not the default on installation?
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Re:After 5 Years there's a new 7zip non-beta release by Shorel on Thursday November 26, 2015 @09:02PM (#10635491)
You double click on the file and Windows shows two 7zip programs as an option.

If you choose the wrong one it will not work later.

And it will not repeat the dialog box with the options.

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Re:After 5 Years there's a new 7zip non-beta release by marconaut on Friday November 27, 2015 @11:34AM (#10637870)
On HN you're probably expected to be able to change file associations when you don't like them.
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Re:After 5 Years there's a new 7zip non-beta release by eco on Thursday November 26, 2015 @03:59PM (#10634692)
It is the default. It's always worked for me just fine.
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Re:After 5 Years there's a new 7zip non-beta release by rocky1138 on Thursday November 26, 2015 @05:03PM (#10634945)
You are so lucky. I've installed on every Windows machine I've had for years and have never had it work out of the box. I've got to right-click a .7z and choose open with -> 7zip.

I'll take a look at my setup when I get home tonight.

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Re:After 5 Years there's a new 7zip non-beta release by cratering on Thursday November 26, 2015 @06:23PM (#10635176)
You can change the associations in the program settings but you have to be in administrator mode, otherwise they don't stick. http://www.7-zip.org/faq.html
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Re:After 5 Years there's a new 7zip non-beta release by DiThi on Thursday November 26, 2015 @06:33PM (#10635204)
It doesn't associate on setup. You have to open 7zip, go to options and you see this http://i.imgur.com/12dpE7G.png

I usually click "Select all" then unselect ISO. Done.

Edit: other person replied it must be opened in Administrator mode. That explains why I didn't have it associated.

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